Bolivia Adventure Vacations
“An incredible adventure in an incredible place - thanks Bio Bio for another amazing trip.” - Frank Pickel, Colorado
Our Tuichi River Expedition is a classic Bolivian white water rafting and hiking adventure. This is a 6 day expedition to a rarely visited area of outstanding natural beauty, right in the heart of Bolivia’s largest protected park, Madidi National Park. We offer this trip in partnership with Amazonas Explorer, a first-rate local outfitter we have worked with for years.
Our journey begins with a spectacular 4-wheel drive along the shores of Lake Titicaca, then enters the breathtaking Apolobamba Mountain range and descends into the Amazon basin past virgin cloud forest and huge waterfalls.
At the end of our scenic drive, we hike through the Bolivian hills for two days along an ancient Inca Trail to reach our rafting put in on the Rio Tuichi. Here we charge into the rapids for four days of Class II-IV whitewater rafting through the extremely rare dry-forest of Bolivia, then later through steep-sided canyons of lush primary rainforest with excellent wildlife viewing potential. The trip is rounded off with a taste of culture at the legendary Tihuanaco ruins and the opportunity to shop at the best artesan markets in Latin America.
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Conservation Efforts on the Tuichi River
In October 1997 our partner, Amazonas Explorer was chosen by a National Geographic/Wildlife Conservation Society expedition to organize the first commercial trip on the Tuichi River. The scientists were surveying biological diversity along the river canyons and evaluating the potential to increase the participation of local inhabitants in conservation and adventure tourism activities. These efforts represent a NG/WCS goal of preserving the park from damage caused by the normal practice of “slash and burn” agriculture, logging and meat hunting that threatens to destroy the fragile and diverse eco-systems of the Tuichi. Their findings were published in March 2000 edition of National Geographic, and confirm the claim that Madidi National Park is “the most biologically diverse park in the world”. The Tuichi river expedition is not only a fantastic multi-activity adventure but also an opportunity to contribute to “Eco-adventure Tourism” the goal of which is to provide alternative, sustainable employment for local communities, hence preserving this unbelievably diverse park for generations to come.